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【题目】Personally I think trains are exciting and romantic. I must ____ that trains are not important means of transportation in the US, but I do have some ____ with them.

When I was a child, growing up in a small town with very little ____, we used to go to the station to watch the passenger trains coming in. There was something ____ about the steaming, roaring string of cars coming into view around the mountains, ____ growing larger and louder and finally ____ crowds of strangers onto the platform.

I took my ____ train trip when I was ten years old. I went with my elder sister to visit our cousins six hundred miles away. The train—so loud and violent on the outside—was ____ and rocking inside. We were very excited, and as that was also our first time away from our parents, we felt somewhat frightened too. However, because I had ____ so much, I was a little disappointed when I was finally one of the passengers I had ____ for so long.

As a college student, I ____ ride overnight train to my roommate’s hometown. We could never afford a ____, so we played cards, sang, ate, read and talked _____ we finally fell uncomfortably asleep in the straight-backed seats.

My idea that trains are ____ may come from the fact that my husband and I took the train on our honeymoon(蜜月假期), spending extra money to eat in the dinning car, and ____ the window as the desert scenery slid past.

Now, when I make a trip, I always fly or drive, and ____ are not a very important part of my life. ____, every time I hear the train whistle faraway on a quiet night, I can always feel the sudden ____ in my heart to pack my bags and jump on board, entering a ____ world of motions, sounds, sights and experience which just aren’t ____ in the dull environment of an airplane.

【1】A. predict B. believe C. admit D. ensure

【2】A. trouble B. experience C. photos D. fun

【3】A. education B. money C. work D. entertainment

【4】A. boring B. satisfying C. exciting D. terrifying

【5】A. slowly B. absolutely C. unusually D. rapidly

【6】A. removing B. throwing C. pouring D. shooting

【7】A. only B. first C. second D. last

【8】A. rough B. small C. big D. gentle

【9】A. expected B. knew C. thought D. experienced

【10】A. waited B. watched C. appreciated D. trusted

【11】A. used to B. ought to C. could D. must

【12】A. ticket B. meal C. seat D. sleeper

【13】A. until B. since C. before D. after

【14】A. exciting B. romantic C. beautiful D. comfortable

【15】A. standing by B. leaning against C. sitting beside D. looking out of

【16】A. planes B. cars C. trains D. boats

【17】A. Still B. Therefore C. Indeed D. Instead

【18】A. admiration B. preference C. wish D. relaxation

【19】A. common B. gentle C. quiet D. unique

【20】A. mentioned B. matched C. discussed D. allowed

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】D

【9】A

【10】B

【11】A

【12】D

【13】A

【14】B

【15】D

【16】C

【17】A

【18】C

【19】D

【20】B

【解析】 记叙文。作者认为，坐火车刺激而浪漫。

【1】考查动词用法。. A. predict预测 B. believe相信 C. admit承认 D. ensure确保 通读全文可知，她一生乘坐列车屈指可数，主要坐飞机和开车，所以火车对她并不重要。这是事实，要承认。选C。

【2】考查名词用法。A. trouble麻烦 B. experience经验 C. photos照片 D. fun好玩 坐过有经验。选B.

【3】考查名词用法。A. education教育 B. money金钱 C. work工作 D. entertainment娱乐 贫穷地方，自然没有多少娱乐活动。选D。

【4】考查形容词用法。A. boring枯燥 B. satisfying满意 C. exciting刺激 D. terrifying害怕 文章第一句就说刺激，现在具体说刺激。火车冒着蒸汽呼啸而来。选C.

【5】考查副词用法。A. slowly慢慢地 B. absolutely绝对 C. unusually不寻常 D. rapidly迅速 车到站，要减速。选A.

【6】考查动词用法。A. removing移开 B. throwing抛 C. pouring涌出 D. shooting射击 到站后，旅客潮水般涌出来。选C.

【7】考查序数词用法。A. only仅仅 B. first第一 C. second第二 D. last最后 回忆第一次坐火车。选B。

【8】考查形容词用法。A. rough激烈 B. small 小 C. big大 D. gentle轻柔 从外面感受火车，噪音大，快而猛；车内隔音，就轻柔。选D。

【9】考查动词用法。A. expected期盼 B. knew知道 C. thought认为 D. experienced经历 看人家坐，也盼那一天自己坐。选A.

【10】考查动词用法。A. waited等待 B. watched看 C. appreciated欣赏 D. trusted信任 小时候的娱乐就是看火车到站。选B.

【11】考查动词用法。A. used to过去做 B. ought to应该 C. could能 D. must必须 回忆过去常坐火车，根据后文说现在不了，选A.

【12】考查名词用法。A. ticket票 B. meal饭 C. seat座位 D. sleeper卧铺 前文说小时家贫，所以上大学时，买不起卧铺。选A。

【13】考查连词用法。. A. until直到 B. since从 C. before在…以前 D. after在…以后 在硬座上打牌，唱歌等直到睡着。选A。

【14】考查形容词用法。A. exciting刺激 B. romantic浪漫 C. beautiful美丽 D. comfortable舒服 前面说刺激，后面开始分说浪漫—坐火车旅行结婚。选B。

【15】考查动词用法。A. standing by站在边上 B. leaning against靠着 C. sitting beside坐边上 D. looking out of朝外看 沙漠风景在窗外掠过。选D。

【16】考查名词用法。. A. planes飞机 B. cars汽车 C. trains火车 D. boats小船 现在主要坐飞机或开车，所以火车不重要了。选C.

【17】考查动副词用法。A. Still仍然 B. Therefore因此 C. Indeed实际 D. Instead取代 以前的感受难忘。选A。

【18】考查名词用法。A. admiration钦佩 B. preference更喜欢 C. wish愿望 D. relaxation放松 火车的汽笛勾起乘车的愿望。选C。

【19】考查形容词用法。A. common常见的 B. gentle轻柔的 C. quiet安静的 D. unique独一无二 火车里的气氛独一无二。选D.

【20】考查动词用法。A. mentioned提到 B. matched比较 C. discussed讨论 D. allowed允许 飞机上的感受没法比。选B.